Insurer RSA wins driverless car contract in London

Insurance firm RSA will use telematics technology in government funded driverless car pilot beginning in January.

Margi Murphy
December 5, 2014

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Insurance firm RSA will use telematics technology in government funded driverless car pilot beginning in January.

The insurance firm announced it will work with the London borough of Greenwich to test the suitability of driverless cars on UK roads.

It is part of a wider initiative to establish the UK as the global hub for autonomous car research and development. The chancellor announced a £9 million funding boost for in the Autumn Statement this week, bringing the funding pool to £19 million.

Three other boroughs in the scheme Milton Keynes, Coventry and Bristol, will also pilot driverless cars,

Kenny Leitch, global telematics director at RSA said: “Driverless cars are a fantastic innovation which will fundamentally change the world of motoring and car insurance.

“There are many unanswered questions around how these cars will be insured and through our involvement in the project we will be one of the first insurers to gain first-hand knowledge of the technology.”